Make a commitment
Write down the habit, the days and the deadline, then sign it. You can make it stricter later, never looser.
For the days motivation doesn’t show up
Skip once, pay once. Or don’t skip.
Turn a goal into a commitment with a deadline and a penalty you choose: money, a Skip Message to your friends, or both. Keep your word and it costs nothing.
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Thursday 8 OctoberGood evening, Maya
Next deadline 11:30 pm, in 3h 05m7 of 12check-ins kept this week
18 daysRead 20 pages
$0on the line today, plus 1 Skip Message
Up next1 due today, soonest first
Read 20 pagesEvery day by 11:30 pm · You check in
18 daysSkip Message
3h 05m left
Yes, I did itNo, I didn’t
Gym before workWeekdays by 8:00 am · Sam confirms
12 check-ins$20
Checked in at 6:48 am. Confirmed by Sam.
TodayCommitmentsPartnersCircles
Sound familiar?
Nobody quits on day one. They quit in week three, when the excitement wears off and skipping feels free. Skipless makes sure it isn’t.
“I’ll start properly on Monday.”
“I was going so well. Then I missed a few days and never got back into it.”
“Nobody would even notice if I skipped.”
Skipping always costs you. Just not today.
Miss one day and nothing happens. That’s the trap. The bill comes later, all at once.
Day 1Skip the gym. Nothing happens.
Day 2Skip the outreach and the video. Still nothing.
Year 5Out of shape, broke and doubting yourself.
Year 10Watching people who kept their word pull ahead.
With SkiplessSkip today, feel it this week. Not in ten years.
When skipping costs something now, showing up gets easier.
How Skipless works
Real screens from the app. Two minutes to set up.
Step 1
Contract · Gym 3 times a week
I will train at the gym for at least 45 minutes, three times a week. I log each session by 8:00 pm Sunday, proven by self check-in and confirmed by Sam (if Sam doesn’t answer within 24 hours of a deadline, my check-in stands). Each missed week costs $20, charged after a 24-hour dispute window. Sam hears about every miss.
- Schedule
- 3 times a week · by 8:00 pm Sunday
- Proof
- Accountability partner · confirmed by Sam
- Penalty
- $20 per miss · Skip Message
- Appeals
- Check me
Type your name to signMaya Chen
Sign and lock inStep 4 of 5 · Stakes
What’s on the line?What happens when you miss?Pick one or both. Both only happen if the miss stands.
MoneyPay a stake for each miss.
$10$20$50$100
A Skip MessageYour partners get a message from you, in your words.
FunnyCheekyHonestSeriousYour own
Couch 1, me 0. Your next coffee is on me.
Sam gets this if a miss stands, after the 24-hour dispute window:Maya missed “Gym 3 times a week”. Their Skip Message, in their words: “Couch 1, me 0. Your next coffee is on me.”
Who hears about it when you miss?
SamMum+ Add someone
Step 2
Choose what a skip costs
Choose it while you’re motivated. It’ll be waiting on the day you’re not.
MoneyAn amount you’d rather keep. Skip once, pay once.
A Skip MessageRather not pay? Your partners get a Skip Message in your words: “Couch 1, me 0. Your next coffee is on me.”
Or bothFor the commitments that matter most.
Nothing is charged until a miss stands for 24 hours, so you can always appeal.
Step 3
Check in on time
Did it? Tap Yes, I did it. Reminders make sure you don’t forget. Want it watertight? A partner confirms each check-in.
Read 20 pagesDue today by 11:30 pm
Skip Message3h 05m left
Yes, I did itNo, I didn’t
Gym before workDue today by 8:00 am
$20Checked in at 6:48 am. Confirmed by Sam.
SkiplessOn Sam’s phone
Sun 8:01 pm
Skipless: Maya missed “Gym 3 times a week” (Week of Mon 28 Sep). No check-in by the deadline. If the miss stands, their Skip Message comes in 24 hours. Send a nudge: skipless.app/p/7Hq2 Reply STOP to opt out.
Mon 8:02 pmSkipless: Maya missed “Gym 3 times a week” (Week of Mon 28 Sep). Their Skip Message, in their words: “Couch 1, me 0. Your next coffee is on me.” Hold them to it! skipless.app/p/7Hq2 Reply STOP to opt out.
Flat white, Saturday. Then legs.
Text message
Step 4
Skip, and your people know
Your accountability partners get a text or email the moment you miss. If the miss stands, your Skip Message follows, any money is charged, and your circle sees it on the board.
That’s the point. It’s hard to skip when someone you respect will know by tonight.
Made for how you work
Pick your world, or start with any goal.
YouTubersUpload every week, even when the edit isn’t perfect.SolopreneursDo the outreach and ship, with no boss watching.Business ownersMake growth work as urgent as client work.Skool community ownersPost, go live and teach on schedule, so members stay.Gym-goers and athletesTurn three good weeks into a habit.Something elseAny goal works. Write your own.
No app store. Just your home screen.
Add Skipless to your home screen and it opens like an app. Nothing to download or update.
On iPhone
- Open skipless.app in Safari, tap ••• then Share.
- Tap View More, then Add to Home Screen, then Add.
- Open it and log in once with the code from your email.
On Android
- Open skipless.app in Chrome.
- Tap Install app, or open the ⋮ menu and tap Add to Home screen.
- Open Skipless from your home screen.
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Why it works
Losing feels about twice as bad as gaining.1 That’s why a penalty pushes harder than a reward. When University of Pennsylvania researchers framed money as something people could lose, they hit their step goal on about 50% more days.2 And Stanford researchers found people who got regular check-ins were doing 51% more exercise a year later.3
- Brown, Imai, Vieider and Camerer. Meta-analysis of 607 estimates of loss aversion. Journal of Economic Literature, 2024.
- Patel and colleagues, University of Pennsylvania. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2016.
- King and colleagues, Stanford University. Health Psychology, 2007.
Findings from the studies named, not results from Skipless users.
Questions
What is a commitment?
A promise to yourself with a deadline and a penalty, signed like a contract.
Do I have to stake money?
No. Pick a Skip Message instead, or both. Skipless never moves money between friends.
What does an accountability partner do?
They hear when you miss, see your progress and can send a nudge. No app or account needed, and they can stop any time.
Life got in the way. Do I still pay?
Appeal within 24 hours. Nothing is charged while your appeal is open.
Is Skipless free?
Yes, while it’s in beta. After that, one commitment stays free.
Skip once, pay once. Or don’t skip.
Your first commitment takes two minutes.